British Columbia

A series of workplace confrontations involving raised voices and critical comments did not meet the legal threshold for traumatic events or significant work-related stressors, a British Columbia tribunal has ruled… …

A worker who died after falling from a stepladder in September 2023 was using equipment that was too short for the job and had no safety oversight at the worksite,… …

The BC government has approved major changes to combustible dust safety regulations, 14 years after an explosion at Babine Forest Products killed two workers and injured more than 20 others.… …

WorkSafeBC is accepting applications from clinicians and health professionals to join an expert advisory panel that will help develop a Clinical Recovery Framework for injured workers in British Columbia. The… …

A concrete pump truck operator sustained serious injuries in May 2023 when a delivery hose whipped and struck him at a housing complex worksite, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation that… …

A worker fell approximately 3.8 metres from a school roof in July 2023 in British Columbia and sustained serious injuries when an extension ladder retracted unexpectedly as he stepped onto… …

A worker at a pulp and paper mill in British Columbia sustained serious injuries in March 2023 when a steam explosion inside a recovery boiler ejected molten smelt onto him… …

A worker sustained serious injuries in June 2023 after a manufactured home shifted off its supports and pinned him to the ground during a lifting operation on sloped terrain. WorkSafeBC… …

A WorkSafeBC investigation has found that workers deviated from an engineering plan when removing a temporary bridge, causing a sudden release of energy that threw two workers and concrete blocks… …